Daniel W. Bursch
Daniel Wheeler Bursch is a retired United States Navy captain, engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He flew three shuttle missions before becoming one of the early long-duration residents of the International .
- Born
- July 25, 1957
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Bristol, Pennsylvania,United States
Flights
4
Spacewalks
2
EVA time
11 hours, 46 minutes
In space
226 days, 22 hours, 16 minutes
Bio
Bursch graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a physics degree and later earned a master's degree in engineering science from the Naval Postgraduate School. He served as a naval flight officer, pilot, and test pilot before NASA selected him in 1990.
His early shuttle flights were STS-51, STS-68, and STS-77, covering satellite deployment, radar Earth science, and technology payloads. In 2001, he launched on STS-108 to join 4 and returned on STS-111 after more than six months aboard the ISS.
During Expedition 4, Bursch and Carl Walz set a then-record for the longest single U.S. spaceflight. Bursch performed two and helped establish the station's early long-duration operations.